held up and keen, headway 3rd, ridden after 2 out, disputed remote 2nd approaching last, soon weakened
held up and keen, headway to lead approaching 3rd, ridden and headed after 2 out, weakened approaching last, tailed off
held up in touch, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out, tailed off when pulled up before last
held up, headway approaching 2 out, went 2nd last, no chance with winner
chased leaders until 2 out, weakened quickly and pulled up before last
led approaching 2nd, headed before next, chased leader, led again after 2 out, came clear approaching last, easily
chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 2 out
with leaders until after 2nd, weakening when not fluent next, tailed off when jumped left 2 out, pulled up before last
Rendari gets the nomination here ahead of Tighten Your Belt and Labelthou. An Irish bumper winner, the selection showed some promise over a longer trip at Uttoxeter on his British hurdling debut and looks set to improve on that here in a run-of-the-mill affair. Tighten Your Belt is making his hurdling debut but won a Newton Abbot bumper before finishing third at Aintree in the Martell Champion Bumper. French import Labelthou showed plenty of promise on her British debut and, likely to appreciate this stiffer track, comes firmly into the reckoning. Winning German import Aqua Pura has yet to cut the mustard so far in this country but, trained by Barney Curley, you would be unwise to just dismiss its chances. Auditor won on the Flat in Ireland but his hurdling form is nothing special. French import Lorient Express has shown little in two British starts but this is probably the easiest option he ha had so far. If Raygale can get back to the form that saw him finish second in a Newcastle bumper two years ago then he would have a claim of sorts, while Nafsika has shown some promise but is maybe not a straightforward ride. Overall, then, we return to the nominate shortlist, from which Rendari gets the call.
